31From George Washington to John Augustine Washington, 18 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
Your kind and Affectionate Letters of the 21st of Septr & 2d Instt came Safe to hand. when my last to you was dated I know not, for truely I can say, that my whole time is so much engross’d that I have scarce a moment (but sleeping ones) for relaxation, or to endulge myself in writing to a friend. The anxiety you have been under, on Acct of this Army, I can easily conceive; would to God there...
32To George Washington from John Augustine Washington, 2 October 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from John Augustine Washington, 2 Oct. 1777. GW wrote John Augustine Washington on 18 Oct . that “Your kind and Affectionate Letters of the 21st of Septr and 2d Instt came Safe to hand.”
33To George Washington from John Augustine Washington, 21 September 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from John Augustine Washington, 21 Sept. 1777. GW wrote his brother Jack on 18 Oct. : “Your kind and Affectionate Letters of the 21st of Septr & 2d Instt came Safe to hand.”
34From George Washington to John Augustine Washington, 5–9 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
Your favors of the 21st of June from Westmoreland, and 10th Ulto from Fredericksburg, are both to hand —Since Genl Howes remove from the Jerseys, the Troops under my Command have been More harrassed by Marching, & Counter Marching, than by any thing that has happen’d to them in the course of the Campaign. After Genl Howe had Imbarkd his Troops, the presumption that he woud operate upon the...
35To George Washington from John Augustine Washington, 10 July 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from John Augustine Washington, 10 July 1777. In his letter to his brother of 5 Aug. , GW writes: “Your favors of the 21st of June from Westmoreland, and 10th Ulto from Fredericksburg, are both to hand.”
36From George Washington to John Augustine Washington, 29 June 1777 (Washington Papers)
Whether it is owing to your not writing to me, or to the miscarriage of Letters, I cannot undertake to say; but certain it is, I have not received a Letter from you for some considerable time. Finding Genl Howe was Assembling his whole Force (excepting the necessary Garrisons for New York &ca) at Brunswick, in this State, I began to collect mine at this place; (a strong piece of ground) ten...
37To George Washington from John Augustine Washington, 21 June 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from John Augustine Washington, 21 June 1777. In his letter to his brother of 5 Aug. , GW writes: “Your favors of the 21st of June from Westmoreland, and 10th Ulto from Fredericksburg, are both to hand.”
38From George Washington to John Augustine Washington, 1 June 1777 (Washington Papers)
I think I stand Debter to you for your Letters of the 22d of April and 11th of May, which are all that have come to hand since my last to you from Morristown. I am now Assembling the Troops of this State, and those Southward of it, at this place which lays about Seven Miles from the Enemys principal post at Brunswick and convenient for following them either to Philadelphia or to the Eastward....
39To George Washington from John Augustine Washington, 11 May 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from John Augustine Washington, 11 May 1777. GW wrote his brother Jack on 1 June : “I think I stand Debter to you for your Letters of the 22d of April and 11th of May.”
40To George Washington from John Augustine Washington, 22 April 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from John Augustine Washington, 22 April 1777. GW wrote his brother Jack on 1 June : “I think I stand Debter to you for your Letters of the 22d of April and 11th of May.”